Espiritualidad y resiliencia entre migrantes en camino

This chapter analyzes the results of more than one hundred surveys conducted in 2024 at various shelters across Mexico by graduates of the Master’s in Theology program at the Universidad Iberoamericana Ciudad de México. It examines specific keywords that denote the emotions migrants express during their journeys from their places of origin to the United States. The most frequently mentioned emotions are fear, anger, sadness, joy, and hope–the last is considered not merely an emotion but also a virtue closely linked to the Christian faith. These emotions and their implications are briefly discussed from psychological, biblical, and spiritual theology perspectives. In this context, resilience emerges as the migrants’ capacity to adapt, together with their determination to carry on despite numerous difficulties. The author offers some concluding reflections on the poem by Rigoberta Menchú that inspired this chapter, as well as on the human rights at stake, thereby situating this brief article within the field of social ethics.